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ANDHRA PRADESH
Name : N. YESU MARIAMMA
Designation : Senior Lecturer
Branch : Electronics & Instrumentation
Institute : Govt. Polytechnic for Minorities, Guntur.
Year/Semester : IV - Semester
Subject : Process Instrumentation – II
Sub. Code : AEI - 405
Topic : Viscosity Measurement (4/5)
Duration : 100 min
Sub Topic : Rotating Viscometer
Teaching Aids : Diagrams
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Objectives
able to know :
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Rotating concentric cylinder viscometer
2. Rotating cylinder
3. Stationary cylinder
Fig 1
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Rotating Concentric Cylinder Type Viscometer
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• If the annular space (r2 – r1) is sufficiently small in
given by
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• When the annular space ‘a’ is very small then additional
µ = (2T2a) ÷ (Π wr14)
T2 = (μπwr14) ÷ 2a
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• The total torque produced on inner cylinder is T = T1 + T2
μ2πwr12r24 μπwr14
+
= (r2 – r1) 2a
2r2L r12
= μπwr12 +
(r2 – r1) 2a
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• The coefficient of viscosity
T
μ=
2r2L r12
πr12w +
r2 – r1 2a
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Applications:
• Automobile industries
• Petroleum Industries
• Paint Manufacturing
• Soaps Manufacturing
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Fig 2
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Summary
viscometer
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Quiz
d) None
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Frequently asked questions
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